Advertising device



(No Model.)

E. WALKER.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. I

10.524,145. Patented Aug. 21,@1894.

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UNITED STATES EDWIN WALKER, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PATENT GEEIGE.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 524,745, dated August 21, 1894. Application iiled October 12, 1893. Serial No. 487,937- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN WALKER, a citizen ,of the United States, residing at the city of Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming part of this specification.

My invention consists in the improvements' in advertising devices hereinafter set forth and explained and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l. is a top or plan view of a cigar cutter embodying my improved advertising device. Fig. 2. is a vertical central section of the same, with the mechanism in position ready to be operated to cut the tip of a cigar and simultaneously rotate an advertising tablet. Fig. 3. is a like central 'section of the same secured to its base, and showing the position of the mechanism after the tip is cut and the advertising tablet is rotated: Fig. 4. is an enlargedsectional view of a portion of the mechanism of my improved advertising device, on the line m in Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5. is an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism of my improved advertising device, partially in elevation and partially in section, on the line y in Fig. 4:, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the construction of my advertising de shell or case, the upper part of which incloses f the operating mechanism of the device, and the lower part, together with the lever A, forming a receptacle for the tips cut from cigars.

On the central screw bolt b is pivoted an ator; the arm D2 thereof, extends upward at i an angle to the arm D', and has secured ythereto a cutter CZ which, as the arm D of the `lever D is depressed moves over the under surface C of the upper part of the frame, and

cuts the tip of a cigar E inserted in one of the holes c therein.

The arm D3 of the lever D extends some distance beyond the axis b of the operating lever D, and between the ends of the arms D2 and DS is a segment of bevel rack gear D4, as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth, and in the arm D"5 of the operating lever is a laterally projecting stud pin d', as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

On the section B of the frame, opposite the oblong lever opening C is a sleeve like projection F,`through which is an opening F radial to the axis b of the lever D, and in the opening F is a shaft H adapted both to rotate and move longitudinally in the bearing F.

On the inner end of the shaft H is loosely mounted a bevel gear pinion I adapted to intermesh with the segment of rack gearing D4,

and in the end of the shaft `H is secured a cross piece H and through the shaft H at the outer end of the sleeve bearing F is a transverse pin h adapted to engage depressions f (see Fig. 1,)Ion the outer end of the sleeve bearing F and on the shaft H, between' the inner end of the sleeve bearing F and the hub of the loose pinion I, is a spiral spring J, which normally operates to force the pin h into close contact with the outer end of the sleeve bearing F and to force the outer end of the hub of the spur gear pinion I into close contact with the transverse piece H.

Secured in the end of the shaft H and on the outer end of the spur gear pinion I are radial ratchet teeth I adapted to engage the 4transverse piece H in the shaft H at each Vhalf revolution of the pinion I, so as to rotate IOO in engagement until moved out therefrom, as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

Upon the shaft H is secured a reversible tablet or other suitable device L, for the purpose upon the opposite sides of which are placed such advertising devices as may be desired, so that at each half revolution of the shaft H, as hereinafter described, the faces of the tablet will be reversed, and the advertisement thereon presented to the operator, and will remain' in this position while the lever D is returned to its normal position by the operation of the retracting spring M, as shown in Fig. 2, when, by again depressing the lever D the tablet L may again be reversed.

In operation, the operator inserts a cigar E into one of the openings c in the top C of the frame, and then depresses the arm D of the lever D which brings the cutter d around, so as to sever the tip of the cigar, and at the same time, by means of the rack D4, rotates the pinion I half around, and the catches I: thereon being in engagement with the transverse piece H in the end of the shaft H, carries the shaft H and the tablet L thereon half around until the pin'd in the arm D3 of the lever D engages the cross piece H as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, which stops the movement of the mechanism at this point and at the exact time the transverse pin h reaches the depression f in the outer end of the sleeve bearing F, the arm D of the lever D being then released, the rack D4 operates on the loose pinion I to rotate it backward; the edges of the cross piece H Atraveling up the wedge shaped catches I until it passes over them and down into the depressions 'i in the face of the pinion I, the spiral spring J during Vthis time has performed the double function of yielding to the longitudinal movement of the pinion I onthe shaft H, while at the saine time it has operated to retain the transverse pin h in the depression f in the outer end of the sleeve bearingF and prevented the rotation of the shaft H back- Ward during the reverse movement of the pinion I. Suppose, however, the arm D of the lever D is not depressed sufficiently far to rotate the pinion I and shaft l-I fully half around, the notches or depressions 71 in the pinion I, then serve to retain the cross piece therein and instead of leaving the shaft H and the tablet L in the position they would be in if rotated, say one third around, on the arm D being released the whole mechanism returns to its normal position; thus, it is impossible to so operate the device as to leave the tablet L otherwise than in its normal position.

Having thus fully described my invention, so as to enable others to construct and operate vthe same, what l claim as new, and desire to yandv a spring operating both-on said shaft and on said loose bevel pinion, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in an advertising device, of a lever carrying a cutting blade and` a segment of rack gear, and a retracting spring adapted to return said lever to its normal position, a shaft mounted radially to the axis of said lever, a reversible tablet on the outer end of said shaft, a transverse pin in said shaft adapted to engage depressions in the outer end of said shaft bearing, a loose bevel pinion mounted on said shaft intermeshing with the rack gear on said lever, a transverse piece in the end of said shaft adapted to engage catches in the end of said pinion, and a spiral spring on said shaft, between the inner end of the bearing thereof and the loose bevel pinion thereon; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination in the tablet rotating mechanism of an advertising device, of arack D4 on the operating klever D, a shaft H mounted radially to the axis b of the cutter lever, a loose pinion I on said shaft `intermeshing with said rack gear, and a transverse piece H in the end of said shaft adapted to engage ratchet catches I in the end of said pinion, a spiral spring J operating on said shaft H and on the pinion I, and a stop d adapted to engage the transverse piece H substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination in the tablet rotating mechanism of an advertising device, of an operating lever D, rack gear D4 on said lever,a shaft H mounted in a sleeve bearing F radially to the axis b of the operating lever, depressions f in the outer end of said shaft bearing, a transverse pin in said shaft adapted to enter said depressions f, a loose pinion I intermeshing with the rack gear D4, a transverse piece H in the end of the shaft H, adapted to engage catches I in the end of the pinion I, and a spiral spring operating on the shaft H and on the pinion I; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN WALKER.

Witnesses:

F. EINFELDT, H. J. CURTZE.

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